Some Scandinavian countries with far fewer cases than in the United States reopened schools with adjustments, and have had no outbreaks tied to schools. But in Israel, schools that reopened when virus activity was low ended up shutting down a few weeks later when cases spiked in the community, including among students and teachers. … [Read more...] about Is it safe to reopen schools during the pandemic?
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Lebanese clear blast rubble from roads around cratered port
The cargo had been stored at the port since it was confiscated from a ship years earlier. Based on the timeline and the size of the cargo, that ship could be the MV Rhosus. The ship was initially seized in Beirut in 2013 when it entered the port due to technical problems, according to lawyers involved in the case. It came from the nation of Georgia, and had been bound for Mozambique. … [Read more...] about Lebanese clear blast rubble from roads around cratered port
Closed for vacation: France faces new virus testing troubles
That was too late to stop an outbreak in the town of Quiberon in the western region of Brittany, unleashed by a night club party last month. Authorities urged everyone in the area to get tested — a mammoth task on a peninsula where the population swells from 5,000 to 60,000 in the summer. Some partygoers were foiled by long lines at a makeshift testing station, and gave up. And the virus spread on. … [Read more...] about Closed for vacation: France faces new virus testing troubles
Official: 19 dead due to virus at Texas nursing home
Missouri City said it received notification Wednesday about the deaths and infections at Paradigm at First Colony Nursing Home after Yolanda Ford, the city’s mayor, sent a letter to the state’s health department requesting notice about cases in the Houston-area city. … [Read more...] about Official: 19 dead due to virus at Texas nursing home
Many more likely sought jobless aid amid resurgence of virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the nation still gripped by an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases, the U.S. government will provide its latest snapshot Thursday of the layoffs that have remained elevated at a weekly pace above 1 million since the pandemic erupted in March. … [Read more...] about Many more likely sought jobless aid amid resurgence of virus
